Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c8.s1.6

v1.c8.s1.6

"Whereupon at a mountain with lofty peaks, whose name was Kaṭavapra,—an ornament to the earth; the ground around which was variegated with the brilliant hues of the clusters of gay flowers fallen from the beautiful trees; the rocks on which were dark as the great rain clouds filled with water; abounding with wild boars, panthers, tigers, bears, hyænas, serpents, and deer; filled with caves caverns, large ravines, and forests . . . .",¹ the *sangha* fixed its quarters.